Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.
Ver. 8. Remove out of the midst of Babylon.] "Ho, ho, come forth." as Zec 2:6 "Away, this is not your rest, for it is polluted." Mic 2:10 See Isa 48:20 Revelation 18:4 .
Be as the he-goats.] That lead the flocks, generose et festinanter, freely and readily. Sheep are fearful, and therefore go behind; goats are not so, and therefore go before. There is good hope, saith one, that we are going out of Babylon, when the he-goats go before the flock; when men of public place and authority are active for reformation.